The country’s future was at stake in the constitutional referendum, but voters reacted with apathy and disinterest. Apparently, many don’t care what becomes of the democratic experiment in Tunisia.
Voters pass a wall with a lone poster advertising voting yes after casting their vote in Tunis.
One year after his controversial seizure of power, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied had the people vote on a constitutional reform that would cement his power in the state. He presented himself to the Tunisians as a defender of the ideals of the Arab Spring and promised the completion of the 2011 revolution. The opposition, on the other hand, warned of a relapse into autocracy. In fact, not only the content of the text questionableits genesis also gives rise to fears for democracy in Tunisia.